Originally Posted by
Non-PC Plod
Maybe, but if you have a low cloudbase, you are always going to be higher when you get to 50 KIAS using a helipad profile than using a clear area profile, since you are accelerating through 4about 0 KIAS as you pass 30' on the way to VTOSS, instead of having zero airspeed and high ROC at 35'.
Accepted. Clearly a vertical profile would be a daft choice if there was any risk of losing visual references before achieving stabilized flight. The more so if the area ahead of the aircraft offers the possibility to reject and is clear.
Last edited by Torquetalk; 10th Feb 2020 at 19:30.